Put them through a competitive bid process (sealed bid or auction), with pre-set milestones.

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Mr Green's reputation as a corporate raider was sealed when he bid for retail group Sears.

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Then it was unsold, re-bid and essentially signed, sealed and delivered to Magna-Sberbank with non-binding promises about retaining jobs.

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